Drawing on a wealth of research, Ken Rigby provides both parents and educators with clear explanations and effective strategies for combating bullying among children as well as preventing children from becoming involved in bullying situations. The book explores key issues such as ways to empower children to deal with bullies, the crucial role positive peer influences can play, and how schools can develop effective anti-bullying programs. Children and Bullying is a vital resource for educators and parents alike as they work to create safe learning environments.

- Offers a collaborative approach to the school-based bullying problem
- Emphasizes the crucial role student bystanders can play in countering bullying, and how to promote positive bystander behaviors
- Detailed appendices provide practical resource links for parents and professional educators
- Examines contentious research, such as the role genetics or parenting in early childhood may play in creating bullies and victims
- Lists source references for researchers and students
- Answers to FAQs by parents in the final chapter are often controversial but intended to stimulate thought